1. the branch of medicine treating of the essential nature of disease, especially of the changes in body tissues and organs that cause or are caused by disease. 2. the structural and functional manifestations of a disease. adj., adj pathologÂ´ic, pathologÂ´ical.
The definition of receptive is someone who is open and willing to receive something or to hear or learn something new. 1  An example of someone who would be described as receptive is a person who is open and willing to hear a new idea. An example of someone who would be described as receptive is an audience of people who are willing to welcome a speaker and listen with an open mind.
The simple definition of deceptively is in a deceptive way, but in actual use the adverb is often ambiguous, sometimes meaning in reality but not in appearance and sometimes in appearance but not in reality. Because of the potential confusion, deceptively might be best avoided where its meaning isnât clear.